ISBN10: 0253208963, ISBN13: 9780253208965, [publisher: Indiana University Press] Softcover 209 pages. Front cover de-laminatingDorothy Arzner was the ex ception in Hollywood film history?the one woman who succeeded as a director, in a career that spanned three decades. In Part One, Dorothy Arzner's film career?her work as a film editor to her dir ectorial debut, to her departure from Hollywood in 1943?is docume nted, with particular attention to Arzner's roles as star-maker a nd woman's director. In Part Two, Mayne analyzes a number of Arzn er's films and discusses how feminist preoccupations shape them, from the women's communities central to Dance, Girl, Dance and Th e Wild Party to critiques of the heterosexual couple in Christoph er Strong and Craig's Wife. Part Three treats Arzner's lesbianism and the role that desire between women played in her career, her life, and her films. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly The subject of close scrutiny by feminist film theorists for the past two decades, Arzner is arguably the most important woman fil m director in Hollywood history. From The Wild Party, starring Cl ara Bow in her first sound film, to Dance, Girl, Dance, with Luci lle Ball, Arzner earned a reputation as a ``star-maker.'' Mayne ( The Woman at the Keyhole) here reviews Arzner's 16-year directing career, offering a feminist reading of her films that emphasizes their preoccupation with communities of ...

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ISBN10: 0253208963, ISBN13: 9780253208965, [publisher: Indiana Univ Pr] Softcover 209 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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ISBN10: 0253208963, ISBN13: 9780253208965, [publisher: Indiana Univ Pr] Softcover 209 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1994]